ROCKLAND & WESTCHESTER COUNTY URGENT  -  WINTER  WEATHER  MESSAGE          NATIONAL  WEATHER  SERVICE  UPTON  NY          327  AM  EST  WED  JAN  7  2009          ADDITIONAL  ICING  EXPECTED  TODAY . . . SIGNIFICANT  ACROSS  THE  INTERIOR . . . LOW  PRESSURE  TRACKS  ACROSS  THE  GREAT  LAKES  REGION  AS  ITS   WARM  FRONT  LIFTS  NORTH  ACROSS  THE  REGION  THIS  MORNING.          A  SECONDARY  LOW  FORMING  ALONG  THE  WARM  FRONT  WILL  PASS  JUST  SOUTHEAST  OF  LONG  ISLAND  BY  EVENING.          THIS  COMBINATION  WILL  RESULT  IN  THE  CONTINUATION  OF  FREEZING  RAIN  THIS  MORNING . . . AND  INTO  THIS  AFTERNOON  ACROSS  THE  INTERIOR.          NORTHERN  FAIRFIELD . . . NORTHERN  NEW  HAVEN . . . ROCKLAND . . . NORTHERN  WESTCHESTER . . . 327  AM  EST  WED  JAN  7  2009 . . . ICE  STORM  WARNING  NOW  IN  EFFECT  UNTIL  2  PM  EST  THIS  AFTERNOON . . . FREEZING  RAIN . . . MIXED  WITH  SLEET  EARLY  THIS  MORNING . . . WILL  CONTINUE  THROUGH  THE  MORNING.          WARMER  AIR  MOVING  INTO  THE  AREA  DURING  THE  LATE  MORNING  AND  EARLY  AFTERNOON  HOURS  WILL  ALLOW  FOR  A  COMPLETE  CHANGEOVER  TO  RAIN.          TOTAL  ICE  ACCUMULATION  OF  BETWEEN  ONE . . . HALF  TO  THREE . . . QUARTERS  OF  AN  INCH  CAN  BE  EXPECTED.          WESTERN  PASSAIC . . . ORANGE . . . PUTNAM . . . 327  AM  EST  WED  JAN  7  2009 . . . ICE  STORM  WARNING  REMAINS  IN  EFFECT  UNTIL  6  PM  EST  THIS EVENING . . . FREEZING  RAIN . . . MIXED  WITH  SLEET  EARLY  THIS  MORNING . . . WILL  CONTINUE  THROUGH  THE  AFTERNOON  WITH  BETWEEN  ONE . . . HALF  TO  ONE  INCH  TOTAL  ICE  ACCUMULATION.          AS  WARMER  AIR  MOVES  INTO  THE  AREA  IN  THE  AFTERNOON . . . SOME  LOCATIONS  WILL  GO  OVER  TO  ALL  RAIN.          SOUTHERN  FAIRFIELD . . . SOUTHERN  NEW  HAVEN . . . SOUTHERN  MIDDLESEX . . . SOUTHERN  NEW  LONDON . . . ESSEX . . . UNION . . . SOUTHERN  WESTCHESTER . . . 327  AM  EST  WED  JAN  7  2009 . . . FREEZING  RAIN  ADVISORY  NOW  IN  EFFECT  UNTIL  10  AM  EST  THIS  MORNING . . . WHILE  A  FEW  LOCATIONS  WARM  TO  NEAR  OR  JUST  ABOVE  FREEZING  THIS  MORNING . . . MANY  LOCATIONS  WILL  REMAIN  JUST  BELOW  FREEZING  THROUGH  MID  MORNING.          AS  SUCH . . . FREEZING  RAIN . . . MIXED  WITH  SLEET  EARLY  THIS  MORNING  WILL  CONTINUE . . . BEFORE  CHANGING  OVER  TO  ALL  RAIN.          ICE  ACCUMULATIONS  WILL  BE  BETWEEN  A  TENTH  AND  ONE . . . QUARTER  OF  AN  INCH.          AN  ICE  STORM  WARNING  MEANS  SEVERE  WINTER  WEATHER  CONDITIONS  ARE  EXPECTED  OR  OCCURRING.          SIGNIFICANT  AMOUNTS  OF  ICE  ACCUMULATIONS  WILL  MAKE  TRAVEL  DANGEROUS  OR  IMPOSSIBLE.          TRAVEL  IS  STRONGLY  DISCOURAGED.          COMMERCE  WILL  LIKELY  BE  SEVERELY  IMPACTED.          IF  YOU  MUST  TRAVEL . . . KEEP  AN  EXTRA  FLASHLIGHT . . . FOOD . . . AND  WATER  IN  YOUR  VEHICLE  IN  CASE  OF  AN  EMERGENCY.          ICE  ACCUMULATIONS  WILL  LIKELY  LEAD  TO  SNAPPED  POWER  LINES  AND  FALLING  TREE  BRANCHES  THAT  ADD  TO  THE  DANGER.          A  FREEZING  RAIN  ADVISORY  MEANS  THAT  PERIODS  OF  FREEZING  RAIN  OR  FREEZING  DRIZZLE  WILL  CAUSE  TRAVEL  DIFFICULTIES.          BE  PREPARED  FOR  SLIPPERY  ROADS.          SLOW  DOWN  AND  USE  CAUTION  WHILE  DRIVING.
TODAY: FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET THIS MORNING, CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATION OF A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100%.
TONIGHT: CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50%.
THURSDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20%.
THURSDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND BRISK. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW 30%.
SUNDAY: PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
SUNDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
MONDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MONDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 30%.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
340 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
WINTER STORM AFFECTS THE REGION TODAY

RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET IN THE MORNING...WILL PREVAIL AS A STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY. SIGNIFICANT ICING IS EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING MOST LOCATIONS BY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FURTHER NORTH AND WEST.

A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT...AND COLD AND BRISK WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A PASSING SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
 
  AIR QUALITY INDEX: January 7, 2009
 
 MODERATE   AQI  ♦ 60   LONG ISLAND
 MODERATE   AQI  ♦ 65   NYC METRO
 GOOD   AQI  ♦ 45   LOW & MID HUDSON VLY
 GOOD   AQI  ♦ 45   UPPER HUDSON VALLEY
 MODERATE   AQI  ♦ 55   CENTRAL NEW YORK
 GOOD   AQI  ♦ 20   ADIRONDACKS
 POLLUTANTS LEGEND: ♦/PM2.5 ♦/OZONE ♦/S02